Scouting & Asset Management
Students will attend several seminars on topics related to the identification and development of elite players as cornerstones of sustainable business development in football. The key role currently played by coaches in this process will be explored.
Internship
The best two students will be selected by José Mourinho to gain an internship opportunity at his technical staff
Sharing practicum experiences and final evaluation
Students will gather together to undergo a collaborative examination model and share ultimate practicum experiences.
Building your own career
Students will learn how to build their own career through the implementation of the course-acquired perspectives, assuring a coherently integrated change process.
The full picture of a season: Football periodization & training issues
Based on state-of-the-art research of key themes influencing team performance, students will learn about the best practices in football periodization and will develop coaching/pedagogical skills through practical problem-solving exercises.
From Game Analysis to On-field Team Organisation
Beyond game analysis qualitative methods, students will learn how to integrate the opponent analysis with their own game model to build-up an effective team.
Leadership & Communication
Students will be guided to discover their distinctly individual effective leadership style through self-discovery experiences. Securing empowering and proficient communication skills (players, media, public and stakeholders) is the central aim of this module.
Clinics in football performance
Students will experience clinics in key areas of football coaching, enhancing their learning through an experience-based approach and problem-based learning methodologies.
Building Foundations
Students will gain fundamental grounding on core biological and behavioural sciences supporting football performance.